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East Risdon State Reserve is an IUCN Category II protected area [1] on the eastern shore of the Derwent River in Clarence City, Hobart, Tasmania. It takes its name from the nearby suburb of Risdon. The earliest registration as a protected area was 17 March 1971., [1] and is currently managed by Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service [1]
Shag Bay is an inlet on the River Derwent near Geilston Bay, Tasmania, and is within the East Risdon State Reserve. [1] The area around Shag Bay contains a number of Aboriginal Tasmanian shell middens. [2] A bone meal fertiliser factory was established in Shag Bay in the early 1900s.
The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, abbreviated to TWWHA, is a World Heritage Site in Tasmania, Australia. [1] [2] It is one of the largest conservation areas in Australia, covering 15,800 km 2 (6,100 sq mi), or almost 25 per cent of Tasmania.
The Hastings Caves State Reserve is the setting of a complex of caves and a natural warm springs located 102 km (63 mi) south of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Newdegate Cave, the largest dolomite cave in Australia open to tourists, is a part of the complex. [ 1 ]
Kutikina Cave (or Kuti Kina or Fraser Cave) is a rock shelter located on the Franklin River in the South West Wilderness, a World Heritage Area in the Australian state of Tasmania. Originally referred to as Fraser Cave, it was important in the establishment of the antiquity and range of Aboriginal occupation in Tasmania during the Pleistocene. [1]
The South West Wilderness of Tasmania, Australia is a remote and inaccessible region of South West Tasmania containing unspoilt scenery, rugged peaks, wild rivers, unique flora and fauna, and a long and rugged coastline. Parts of the wilderness are more than 50 km from the nearest road, so the only access to the area is by foot, air or sea.